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Devil Survivor is an anime adaptation for the hit DS game Devil Survivor back in 2011, just with different characters. The whole concept is interesting but poor execution. Humans fighting a 7 day trial against god like demons. With the help of an application on their phones allowing them to summon demons of their own to fight back.

This sounds like an awesome plot right? Well, that's about all
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Devil Survivor is an anime adaptation for the hit DS game Devil Survivor back in 2011, just with different characters. The whole concept is interesting but poor execution. Humans fighting a 7 day trial against god like demons. With the help of an application on their phones allowing them to summon demons of their own to fight back.

This sounds like an awesome plot right? Well, that's about all the praise I can give it. Sloppy and cliche characters that are easily forgettable. But for the sake of those who have not watched yet lets get the core characters out of the way.

Characters:
Hibiki: Our main hero with a strong sense of "I have a power I don't want, but I want to save everyone." leads some confusion throughout the series and his alliance flips back and forth throughout the show. There isn't much more to him then that.

Alcor: An overseer for the humans, he remains a mystery until the final episodes.

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He helps Hibiki in the final conflict against Yamato.

Yamato: The 'antagonist' for this show. A man who is sick of the current world and is going to use this apocalypses to create a new world with his own set of rules and laws. He is vary set in his ways and his motives are all but repeated time and time again to the point of irritation and gives you a "I get it" kind of attitude towards him.

Sound: Honestly every song in Devil survivor besides the opening and ending really stand out. The rest of the OST I honestly can't really remember, mind you I'm writing this review only two days after I finished watching. So overall the OST does vary little to set the mood of the show.

Animation: While there are moments where you go "That looks neat" those are vary few and far between. The combat in this show is vary stale and they don't do anything to really get you excited or pumped up to see more. Only one exception to this:

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The fight between Alcor and Yamato.

Even the final battle was a complete snore fest.

Ending: Now for me the ending of a show is the biggest aspect, you watch the show to see how everything is played out. The ending of DS2 was absolutely putrid. With the main character gaining the upper hand due to some unexplained coincidence he finishes the final battle and it leaves you completely empty with the feeling that there was no real struggle during the final fight. The final moment of the conflict was one that made me honestly upset:

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Hibiki hugs Yamato and he just gives up.

Overall: I'm a huge Shin Megami fan, I hold their games up to a high standard, and I walked into this anime expecting great things. However over the course of this 13 episode mess of an anime I was left with nothing but anger and annoyed attitude towards the entire thing. I wouldn't recommend even dedicated fans of Shin Megamis work to look at this because it falls short in every aspect. 2/5 or 4/10.

As you see, the anime is made by Atlus. And for those who don't know Atlus, it's a Japanese computer game developer. One of their success is Persona serie and this anime is pretty much similar to Persona. Each character has a summon and they go fight and save the world. At the beginning, I found it boring. The graphic design and voice is good, but the plot is too simple and they talk and talk. I
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As you see, the anime is made by Atlus. And for those who don't know Atlus, it's a Japanese computer game developer. One of their success is Persona serie and this anime is pretty much similar to Persona. Each character has a summon and they go fight and save the world. At the beginning, I found it boring. The graphic design and voice is good, but the plot is too simple and they talk and talk. I was disappointed as I am a fan of Atlus game. I think it would be better if we play the game, because the anime is an readaptation from the game. So if you're interested to know the plot then watch it, but if you want more fun probably play the game.

Hey I really liked it. I don't think I should have to defend my reasoning. I just fully enjoyed the characters. Yeah the plot was a little iffy, but hey no show it totally perfect. I would recommend this show.

I got into the Devil Survivor series through DS1. I finished, and learned about DS2. Whilst playing I googled some hints for the game and found the anime. I was hooked during the time I was moving and I had to beg my friend to allow me to download the next episode so I could watch it. Needless to say, I was excited. The art was awesome and the soundtrack the best I've heard in a while... just
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I got into the Devil Survivor series through DS1. I finished, and learned about DS2. Whilst playing I googled some hints for the game and found the anime. I was hooked during the time I was moving and I had to beg my friend to allow me to download the next episode so I could watch it. Needless to say, I was excited. The art was awesome and the soundtrack the best I've heard in a while... just kinda repetitive. But here comes the part.

The characters are extremely generic. A un-knowing teen gets powers, his best friend is useless, the girl has massive breasts and is overpowered, the protagonist who was the un-knowing teen now understands everything and hopes to save the day. Generic antagonist for world domination. The only characters I found unique were Joe and Alcor, you'll learn why by watching.

All the build up in the anime leads to a very disappointing ending. Don't wait for that epic battle. It's rather stale. The story, emotion and voice-acting (mostly screaming, yelling or crying) is really well done. But very disappointing for the DS2 gamer.

This is a really good anime in my opinion it's the best one I've seen and I really like post apocalyptic anime's . It also had me on edge the whole time. and when I heard it's based off a game I got really exited are going to look for the to play it.

Reviews on this series have been pretty mixed, but it definitely topped my list for the year. It's unique, and it doesn't play too much to anime tropes; the characters are all realistic and it doesn't go for cheap laughs.

The ending keeps me from giving it a full 5, although there are only so many ways it could have ended, but for the most part it's a serious show where every decision has
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Reviews on this series have been pretty mixed, but it definitely topped my list for the year. It's unique, and it doesn't play too much to anime tropes; the characters are all realistic and it doesn't go for cheap laughs.

The ending keeps me from giving it a full 5, although there are only so many ways it could have ended, but for the most part it's a serious show where every decision has consequences, and that applies to every character. They all act true to their characters and true to the emotions an apocalypse event would engender.

If you're looking for something that's not "more of the same" this is definitely one show worth watching.

Pay careful attention to the intro/outro sequences too As an aside, the end theme (Be by Song Riders) is one of my favourite pieces in a very long time.

Devil Survivor 2: The Animation, was very promising to begin with.
Especially knowing it's origin came from the game made by Shin Megami Tensai.
The same person behind the Devil Hunter series and the spin offs of those games called "Persona".
( An mmo also exist in the Devil Hunter universe called "Shin Megami Tensai: Imagine." )

But in the end, the story of the anime
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Devil Survivor 2: The Animation, was very promising to begin with.
Especially knowing it's origin came from the game made by Shin Megami Tensai.
The same person behind the Devil Hunter series and the spin offs of those games called "Persona".
( An mmo also exist in the Devil Hunter universe called "Shin Megami Tensai: Imagine." )

But in the end, the story of the anime taken directly from the hand held game, was a failure.

I haven't played Devil Survivor 2, nor the first, but I can certainly tell right now, that I'm some what happy I didn't spend money on it, when it first caught my eye.

Regardless, I'm still giving this three stars, as a "nice try", as they clearly attempted to do something new, using the old ideas with the demons. "persona's".

It's good--for a game to anime adaptation. But the characters were so insubstantial that it ended up being a let down. I'm the type that's completely willing to suspend disbelief and tag along for the ride, no matter how outrageous the premise of the show is. However, the characters fail to back up the plot, and the plot fails to bring us much depth. Also "meritocracy" is not defined
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It's good--for a game to anime adaptation. But the characters were so insubstantial that it ended up being a let down. I'm the type that's completely willing to suspend disbelief and tag along for the ride, no matter how outrageous the premise of the show is. However, the characters fail to back up the plot, and the plot fails to bring us much depth. Also "meritocracy" is not defined correctly/properly in the series!! I had to really fight myself to go along with everything they kept saying about it.

Certainly there were some nice messages mixed in there, but they were nothing new. I'm not saying there's something wrong with cliche themes, but I do think that the storyteller needs to give us a solid delivery, and this one falls short of the mark. What I wanted to do was to run up to the writers, grab them by the lapels, and say, "Meat and potatoes! Meat. And. Potatoes." The nitty-gritty imperfections and details make up characters and turn your words into a story.

Hibiki's an overpowered Mary Sue type character who just wasn't strong enough to carry this series for me. He has that "I must protect my friends" thing that is supposed to define most protagonists, but something about him just doesn't resonate with me as powerfully as it should. He spends a lot of time running around yelling, but rather than come off as noble or inspiring, it sounded more judgmental and shallowly self-righteous. It was fine for him to sound like that for the first few episodes, but it got old fast. Especially since a lot of his angry preachy lines were just reworded complaints he'd made before.

Most of my responses to his outbursts were, "Well, why don't you come up with a better solution then instead of crying and wasting time?" A lot of times, the anti-hero/semi-antigonist called him naive, and not only did I agree, I also tacked on "childish and annoying."

Any character growth in this series was either rushed or contrived. In short, hard to believe. Daichi should have had more of a spine given the flashback to childhood, but he didn't. Yet they wait until the last two episodes before miraculously giving him that strength. And no matter how much you think Nitta may have changed, she NEVER STOPS CRYING. Honestly, it was difficult to like the protagonist and these two main characters half as much as Yamato and Alcor.

I usually cry at the smallest hint of sadness, but not a tear was shed for this series. 13 episodes is super short for making a well-developed series, but as a writer, if you know you have limited space, you should make sure you use that space to the best of your abilities. Not everyone can be Sorachi sensei and make a single episode or a four-episode arc into a complete masterpiece, but just watch a few episodes of Gintama, and you will understand why this series disappointed me so much.

Devil Summoner 2, the how left much to be desired, it lacks character development and is ruined by the burden that is its video game. Anime's based off games tend to be lacking story wise and this is no exception. It is too focused on Hibiki and makes every other character somewhat unimportant at the end. If you care about a character other than Hibiki then you will not enjoy this. For example,
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Devil Summoner 2, the how left much to be desired, it lacks character development and is ruined by the burden that is its video game. Anime's based off games tend to be lacking story wise and this is no exception. It is too focused on Hibiki and makes every other character somewhat unimportant at the end. If you care about a character other than Hibiki then you will not enjoy this. For example, Airi and Jungo, two "side characters" they could have had so much story behind them, but in the end they forget it all and nothing is explained. (I cannot speak for the game, it may fill in some of the plot holes.) Now, all that aside, it was interesting to say the least, it's a good anime to watch on the side. I cannot give this review unbiased, because I am someone who craves back story and investing time to understand the characters. I gave it a 3 because its based on the time you want to spend.

Okay, so if you are a person who hates annoying characters so much that it derails you from the story, then this is probably not for you. There are some characters in this show that will piss you off, and yes, there is a lot of yelling. (Saw a review on that.) The main purpose of this show is that the world is ending and these people are using their cell phones to summon demons to fight. This by
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Okay, so if you are a person who hates annoying characters so much that it derails you from the story, then this is probably not for you. There are some characters in this show that will piss you off, and yes, there is a lot of yelling. (Saw a review on that.) The main purpose of this show is that the world is ending and these people are using their cell phones to summon demons to fight. This by itself made me give this anime a chance. Then on top of that, some of the characters are interesting and the story is sort of sad. Of course, most of the main characters are *insert bad word here*, but that doesn't mean the story is not interesting in it's own aspect. I was sad when this ended.

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Plus, the ending song shows all the characters and when they die, they remove the characters from it. It took me until episode 3 or 4 to figure it out, but by episode 10, I believe it the protagonist and the antagonist and everyone figured it out by then.

About the Show

What is justice, and what is evil...? Japan has suddenly fallen into an extreme situation, and behind the chaos is a group of mysterious invaders,
What is justice, and what is evil...? Japan has suddenly fallen into an extreme situation, and behind the chaos is a group of mysterious invaders, called the Septentriones, who are flinging the entire nation into the depths of despair! Is this a test for the human race? As this epic, cruel reality continues to trifle with the people, thirteen individuals with unique characteristics form contracts with demons to become the "Devil Summoners," giving them the power to fight the invaders. This is the story of the conflicts and discord faced by the many people caught in this extreme situation.
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